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c m y k c m y k TABLOID 25 Unexpected HE SIAN GE competition T NEWA DELHI THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2019 A for Chulbul Pandey PEOPLE | Epstein scandal NATION | Railway Prince Andrew steps Rail panel chief objects to back from royal duties Khushwant Singh’s for ‘foreseeable future’ 12 ‘obscene’ book at stall 4 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 275 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■We have finalised all major ‘NRC to be carried out across India’ issues, says Prithiviraj Chavan There will be no discrimination Assam govt asks Centre to ‘Sena, NCP, on the basis of religion: Shah reject recently-published NRC AGE CORRESPONDENTS ■ with agency inputs The process of NRC will be carried At a recent meeting, the Assam: Fate Cong govt in NEW DELHI/ out across the country. RSS top brass told BJP lead- GUWAHATI/KOLKATA No one irrespective of their ers that NRC should be imple- NOV. 20 religion should be worried. It mented nationwide to check of 19 lakh is just a process to get illegal immigrants. The NRC Union home minister Maha by Dec’ everyone under the NRC Amit Shah on Wednesday issue is often highlighted by out of NRC announced in Parliament —Amit Shah, BJP leaders during election SONU SHRIVASTAVA that the National Register Union home minister campaigns. MUMBAI, NOV. 20 Pawar-Modi meet of Citizens (NRC) process list unclear sparks speculation will be carried out across ■ The BJP in Assam The Assam government has not The Maharashtra dead- the country and added is not happy with accepted the NRC. There were MANOJ ANAND lock is likely to conclude New Delhi: A meeting that there would be no dis- the outcome of the ineligible people who were included, GUWAHATI, NOV. 20 with the formation of a between Prime Minister crimination on the basis government comprising Narendra Modi and NCP Actress Aishwarya Rai of religion. Supreme Court- while scores of genuine Indian citi- When Union home minis- the Shiv Sena, supremo Sharad Pawar Bachchan poses during an “The process of National monitored NRC zens were excluded. The govern- ter Amit Shah prepares Nationalist Congress left the political circles event in Mumbai on Register of Citizens will as many of the ment of Assam and BJP have the National Register of Party (NCP) and abuzz on Wednesday Wednesday. — AFP be carried out across the 19 lakh people requested the home minister to Citizens (NRC) for the Congress in the last week as whether or not the country. No one irrespec- left out are from reject this NRC entire country, the fate of of November or the first two leaders discussed 25 migrants found tive of their religion over 19 lakh people left week of December, a anything political dur- should be worried. It is the majority — Himanta Biswa Sarma, out in the Assam NRC source told The Asian ing their almost an hour alive in refrigerated just a process to get every- community Assam finance minister hangs in the balance with Age. long meeting in one under the NRC,” he the authorities not sure After Congress presi- Parliament. Though offi- truck on UK ferry said while replying to a I want to make it very clear, we ■ NRC in Assam was part about the legal status and dent Sonia Gandhi gave cially Mr Pawar met the supplementary during course of action against her go-ahead for forming PM to seek his urgent The Hague: A ferry crew will never allow NRC in Bengal. of Assam Accord signed Question Hour in the all those who refuse to post-poll alliance with intervention in address- found 25 migrants in a No one can take away your citi- during the tenure of for- Rajya Sabha. move applications before Shiv Sena, leaders of the ing farmer distress in refrigerated container on a The home minister said zenship and turn you into a mer PM Rajiv Gandhi. It the Foreigners Tribunals Congress and NCP held a Maharashtra, the meet- boat sailing from the that in Assam, people refugee. There can be no division aims to identify illegal in Assam. six-hour long meeting at ing took place at a time Netherlands to Britain on whose names have not fig- Saying the NRC authori- Sharad Pawar’s New when Congress-NCP are Tuesday, emergency ser- on the basis of religion immigrants who entered ured in the draft list have ties are yet to start the Delhi residence on holding talks over gov- vices said. The cargo vessel — Mamata Banerjee, the state and settled the right to go to the process of issuing rejec- Wednesday evening to ernment formation in bound for Felixstowe after March 25, 1971. Foreigners Tribunals. West Bengal CM tion letters to over 19 lakh finalise the common min- Maharashtra and also returned to the Dutch port “Tribunals will be consti- people whose application imum programme. whether or not to ally of Vlaardingen, near tuted across Assam. If any in Guwahati to say that pan-India NRC with a sin- in Assam is not happy for inclusion of their Congress leader and for- with ideological adver- Rotterdam, as soon as the person doesn’t have the the state government has gle cut-off date. with the outcome as many names into the NRC were mer Maharashtra chief sary Shiv Sena. stowaways were found. money to approach tri- requested the Centre to In Assam, the NRC aims of the 19 lakh people left rejected, sources engaged minister Prithviraj PAGE 2 The people found in the bunals, then the Assam reject the recently pub- to identify illegal immi- out of the NRC are from in updating the NRC in Chavan, who participat- container received medical government will bear the lished NRC in the state. grants who entered the the majority community. Assam told this newspa- ed in the meeting, said, attention at the port. cost to hire a lawyer,” he “The Assam government state and settled after Mr Shah’s countrywide per that the Central gov- “We have had a positive stant touch with Sena Full report on Page 11 said. has not accepted the NRC. March 25, 1971. pitch for NRC drew sharp ernment, which is custo- discussion regarding the leadership in Mumbai. But within hours of Mr The government of Assam Though the implementa- reaction from West dian of the NRC, has not government formation in We have made a lot of Singapore to test Shah’s announcement, and the BJP have request- tion of the NRC in Assam Bengal chief minister and taken any decision on the Maharashtra. The final progress. Tomorrow we Assam finance minister ed the home minister to has raised questions of TMC supremo Mamata fate of people who refuse decision will be will meet at 10 am and its missiles in India Himanta Biswa Sarma reject the NRC,” he said, discrimination on the Banerjee. “A total of 19 to move applications announced on Friday.” again at 1 pm and then we ■ ■ ■ New Delhi: Singapore called a press conference and pitched for a fresh basis of religion, the BJP Turn to Page 4 Turn to Page 4 “We were also in con- Turn to Page 4 defence forces will soon use the integrated test ■ range at Chandipur in Rajapaksas ‘close’ to China Odisha for the firing of mis- siles. Sinagpore’s military ‘Total normalcy’ in J&K, says Shah Govt to has been using India’s facili- AGE CORRESPONDENT there would be bloodshed ty for training of its defence Mahinda named ■ forces, including airbase NEW DELHI, NOV. 20 As the home minister read and more number of sell stake for its F-16s. out figures supporting his claim killings,” he said. Full report on Page 3 Union home minister of normalcy in the Valley, All restrictions imposed in five new Lanka PM Amit Shah on Wednesday Leader of Opposition in the in Kashmir have been asserted in Rajya Sabha successful. Stone pelting JNU row: Divyang that “total normalcy” pre- Upper House Ghulam Nabi Azad incidents have come top PSUs students stage stir vails in Jammu and said, “It looks like the home down to 544 so far in 2019 as Ranil resigns Kashmir and added that minister is referring to the from 802 incidents in 2018, New Delhi: Visually chal- not a single person has report of some other state.” he said. Entire 53.29% in lenged students of SRIDHAR died in police firing since Replying to a question BPCL to be sold Jawaharlal Nehru University KUMARASWAMI August 5 when the Centre by Leader of Opposition on Wednesday protested with agency inputs abrogated special status areas from 8 pm to 6 am in always normal. There in the Upper House, ANIMESH SINGH outside the old police HQ NEW DELHI/COLOMBO, of the state although the Valley, Mr Shah told were many notions Ghulam Nabi Azad, on NEW DELHI, NOV. 20 here against the alleged NOV. 20 many feared there would the Rajya Sabha while spread all over the world. when Internet Services lathicharge by the force on be bloodshed and more responding to a series of There is total normalcy will be restored, the home In a major decision differently abled students In what is being seen as a killings. questions on the situation prevailing. After August minister said the local aimed at boosting its of the varsity. setback to India, Ranil ■ Ranil Wickrem- Prohibitory orders in Jammu & Kashmir dur- 5, not a single person has administration will take a depleting coffers in Full report on Page 13 Wickremesinghe, seen as esinghe (left), seen as under Section 144 are ing Question Hour.